Toy



p 1929- c. P. GUIQON ET AL TOY Filed July 9, 1928 Patented Sept. 10, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES P. GUION AND CHARLES J. ALBERT, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

TOY.

Application filed July 9, 1928.

Our present invention pertains to toys and t contemplates the provision of a simple and inexpensive device that is adapted to be pulled by a child to the delight and amuse ment of the child.

The invention further contemplates the provision and arrangement of grotesque figures and characters that are adapted to be suspended upon a see-sawing platform that through the propelling of the vehicle will cause the figures to dance or jig as the case may be.

Other objects of the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our novel toy and Figure 2 is a sectional View of a portion of the tilting platforms and means for operating the same.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both views of the drawings.

()ur novel toy comprises a vehicle adapted to be pulled along the ground and consists of a body portion 10 and adapted to. pass through the side walls of the body portion 10 are axles 11 that in turn are provided with the wheels 12.

Secured to the axles which are off-set is a member adapted to engage the underside of a tilting platform 15 and on the opposite end of the axle is a similar member adapted to engage a similar tilting platform 16. This construction is repeated on both ends of the vehicle and is mounted on each of the axles 11.

Adapted to engage the side walls of the body portion of the vehicle are cross-beams 13 while adapted to be secured to the underside edges of the platforms 15 and 16 is a stationary rod 14.

Secured in the cross-beams 13 and straddling the rod 14 is a twisted wire member that is stationary with respect to the tilting platforms and the said twisted wire 17 is secured at its lower ends to the cross-beam 13 Serial No. 291,413.

through the medium of fastening means 115 and at its upper end the twisted wire 17 diverges forwardly and backwardly to provide arms 19 that are slightly bent upwardly at their extreme ends as illustrated. Adapted to be hung or positioned on the arms 19 are grotesque figures 20 having the dangling arms and legs 21 that terminate in feet that lightly bear on the tilting platform.

Manifestly upon moving the body or vehicle 10 either forwardly or backwardly, rotation of the axles 11 that are fast on the wheel 12 will through the arrangement of the attachments from the axles to the platforms cause the platforms to move upwardly and downwardly after the manner of the see-saw. This will impart a jigging or dancing movement to the legs and body of the figures to the delight of a child.

If desired the entire device may be made of tin or a combination of tin and wood or other suitable material and the dancing figures one or two may be suspended by rods or on supports embedded on either end of the tilting platforms without departure from our invention.

In the latter form of construction, space in the center or ends of the movable platform may be used for attaching jingling bells or chimes and thus creating an additional interest to the infant mind; the primary purpose of this invention being to delight the child who has a natural instinct for pulling or hauling something provided with wheels.

It may be well to state that although we have shown the center rod or wire 17 as embedded or secured permanently to the beams 13 nevertheless they may be bent or hooked securely therein but at the same time be adapted to be removed for packing or shipping purposes.

It will be manifest that our device is extremely simple in construction and at the same time will materially add to the delight of a child and this without employment of any additional effort on the part of the child other than that ordinarily required in the pulling or pushing of a vehicle.

hat we claim 1. A, toy comprising a body portion, axles arranged in the body portion and having otf-sets formed therein and wheels permanently secured to the axles, members pivotally secured on the off-sets of the axles, a rod secured in the body portion, platforms movably arranged on the rod in the longitudinal center thereof; said platforms being rigidly secured to the members that engage the off-sets of the axles whereby upward and downward movement is imparted to the platforms on rotation of the axles, crossbeams secured to the body portion of the vehicle, a twisted wire secured in the beams and terminating in upwardly extending arms and grotesque figures arranged on the arms, and a connection provided between the figures and platforms whereby movementof the platforms imparts movement to the figures.

A toy comprising a body portion, axles arranged on the body portion and having wheels secured thereto; said axles being bent to form an off-set, arms secured to the off-set, a rod arranged in the body portion, platforms pivoted on the rod, arms secured to the arms of the off-set and adapted to engage the platform whereby rotation of the wheels would move the platforms upwardly and downwardly, cross-beams secured in the platforms, a figure engaging bracket secured to the cross-beams, figures arranged on the bracket and a connection between the figures and platforms whereby movement of the platforms will move the figures.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

CHARLES P. GUION. CHARLES J. ALBERT. 

